Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition

By G. Kunstler, Daniel S. Falster, David A. Coomes, Francis K. C. Hui, R. Kooyman, D. Laughlin, Lourens Poorter, Mark C. Vanderwel, G. Vieilledent, Stephen J. Wright and 26 more. Nature, 2015

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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